It's been a while since we've done one of these news roundup posts. About time, huh?

In an effort to bring you the latest news on fighting games whose names do not start with "Street" and end with "Fighter Four", we've decided to finally do another general news roundup after such a long time.

The autumn "ver2.0" update patch for the arcade release of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma in Japan will not only add two new characters (Celica, Lambda-11) and introduce new balance changes to its roster, but also tweak one of the game's key system mechanics, Overdrive, the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu magazine has revealed.

In BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma ver2.0, players will now be able to activate Overdrive even while they're blocking their opponent's attacks. Although Famitsu did not go into detail, this change to the mechanic may mean that you could potentially make supposedly safe-on-block attacks unsafe, by activating Overdrive.

Yesterday, on the Japanese stream program "Gachi de Game wo Yattemiyou" (or "Gachige" for short), Arc System Works's Toshimichi Mori made an appearance to show off Celica and Lambda-11 -- the new playable characters that will be added in an Autumn update to the arcade version of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, which is officially being called "Ver2.0".

Both characters were demoed pretty extensively on stream. Due to Lambda-11's addition into the game, In BBCP Ver2.0, Nu-13 will lose her Phase Shift move which allowed her to switch between two fighting styles, Dia Forma and Luna Forma. In other words, Nu-13 will permanently fight in Dia Forma, while Lambda-11 has nearly all of the moves formerly featured in Nu-13's Luna Forma fighting style.

Lambda-13 also has some new tricks up her sleeves, such as a jumping Drive attack that comes down at her opponent at a 45-degree angle and leads into a full combo.

Most of Celica's normals and special moves were also covered. It was mentioned on-stream that Celica's Drive button will perform auto-combos when pressed repeatedly, somewhat similar to that of Noel Vermillion's -- the D moves that come out will change depending on which direction you're pushing the stick in.

Who are the most popular fighting game players trending on YouTube and Twitter in the world?
Japanese fighting game fan Tiger Knee Ojisan wanted to know the answer to that question, to the point that he decided to create a rather arbitrary method to judge the overall popularity of 34 notable names in the FGC -- and made a video to answer it.

His methodology for determining a player's popularity is quite simple: search on YouTube for the player's name, take the average view count of the top 5 videos listed for that player, and add it to the 10 times the number of followers he has on Twitter to drive that player's "PP" -- popularity points, we suppose.

Why 10x the number of Twitter followers? Beats me.

But surprisingly, in spite of the seemingly random formula, the list he has assembled seems to be pretty legit. In fact, the top two contenders on his list were even neck-and-neck in terms of the amount of PP they've amassed.

Check out the video below, and see if you agree with the list -- but do keep in mind that this is only one person's opinion of how a player's popularity should be tabulated.

Prior to EVO 2014, BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma champion Garireo went bungee jumping in Las Vegas -- and that, he tells 4Gamer in a brief interview after winning the tournament, was one of the main reasons why he was able to make one amazing comeback after another in the losers' finals and grand finals of the tournament last Sunday.

In other words, ladies and gentlemen, we have a bungee jumping attraction in Las Vegas to thank for one of the biggest hype moments of EVO this year. Imagine that.

Having faced the scary feat of bungee jumping down 252m (the equivalent of 100-level building), Garireo was no longer afraid to perform Litchi Faye-Ling's dragon-punch reversal whenever he needed to, which he said was a huge factor in his comebacks.

This is a man who believes that mental and physical conditioning is just as important as one's skills in the fighting game; Garireo also talks about the sort of exercise regimen he puts himself through as part of his preparation for tournaments -- which is something that we don't hear about very often for pro gamers.

EVO 2014 was undoubtedly one of the most emotional events of the year, and quite possibly, ever. We witnessed numerous public displays of emotion as players expressed their anger, exultation, and even sorrow due to the outcomes of their matches.

Two of the most memorable EVO moments were birthed from the conclusion of the Blazblue: Chrono Phantasma and Killer Instinct tournaments, as the grand champions of each game, Garireo and RM|CD Jr. respectively, openly expressed their elation with literal tears of joy.

Many of the viewers in attendance and watching from the comfort of home reacted to these incredible victories with applause. Others, those who may not have truly grasped the amount of dedication and time these players put in to achieve their goal, responded with mockery.

Vince Ingenito, IGN's resident fighting game expert, was in attendance that day and experienced the passion first-hand. He has since put together an excellent piece that analyzes the reasons behind these champions' initial reactions to victory.

We've already covered most of the information mentioned in the text of these Famitsu.com articles -- but there were a few additional interesting tidbits not covered in the early reports.

For starters, it was mentioned in Famitsu.com's BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma article that the Autumn "version up" update for BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (arcade) will "not only introduce balance changes, but also two new characters". Although most of us expected the new update to contain balance changes, it's always good to hear confirmation on that.

This week's issue of Famitsu Weekly magazine is announcing on Thursday that Celica A. Mercury and Lambda (No.11) will be added as playable characters in an update -- coming sometime in Autumn 2014 -- to the arcade version of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma.

As Celica is a mage specialising in healing magic with no combat ability of her own (which had been the reason she was not playable, as series creator Mori Toshimichi explained in this interview), she will be fighting with the Minerva by her side, similar to the characters Carl and Relius Clover.

However, unlike Carl and Relius, Celica is said to be a character who possesses many moves that are "fundamental tools" in fighting games. As such, she is highly recommended to beginners who're playing BlazBlue for the first time.

IGN has uploaded each and every one of the grand finals sets from EVO 2014.

Included in our story are the final bouts for Ultra Street Fighter 4, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Blazblue: Chrono Phantasma, and Killer Instinct. IGN has the remainder of the grand finals sets over on their site, including side tournaments, so be sure to check them out.

Updated with final EVO 2014 results: This story has been updated with results, battle logs and other details from this tournament.

The whole year has led up to this moment, and it's finally time to prove who's the best at EVO 2014. The tournament begins at 8AM PDT, and features an incredible amount of players from all across the world battling it out in 8 official tournament games, with side-tournaments also being played at the venue.

This may be the highest level of fighting game competition that the world will see for an entire year, so have your snacks and drinks ready, and buckle up for some amazing action in all of these titles.

For more information regarding who's attending this massive event, read our official preview here. Also make sure to follow us on Twitter for live updates.

It's that time of the year again, when we shut ourselves in for three straight days to simply enjoy the largest fighting game competition in the world, and EventHubs has you covered this year, as always, with full coverage of the event.

The site will be updated live with the latest results, battle logs and happenings throughout the entire event as they occur, so as to make sure that our loyal readers don't miss a single moment of the action this weekend.

Read on in the full story for a rundown of notable players at the events, what streams to watch, as well as the event schedule.

Evolution 2014, the Super Bowl of fighting games, is set to punch and kick its way into Las Vegas this weekend. If you aren't able to attend in person this year, then chances are you'll be staying in and catching all of the action via live stream.

Luckily, the full weekend stream schedule is now available for all to see.

Throughout the weekend, both Team Spooky and IPlayWinner will be running the show on the srkevo1 and srkevo2 streams. Not only that, but Capcom Fighters will also be streaming Ultra Street Fighter 4 pools from their channel.

Check out the full EVO 2014 stream schedule below and start planning your weekend as a stream monster early!

With EVO 2014 taking place next weekend, you're probably wondering exactly what's at stake this year. Luckily, an Imgur user by the name of acekingoffsuit recently posted estimated prize payouts for each of the main games on the EVO lineup.

Well, the beta brackets, at least. These brackets are subject to change, as Mr Wizard and the EVO 2014 organising committee are currently soliciting feedback from EVO 2014 to make sure that everything checks out.

Which pool of players are you in? And, more important, which pool of players are notable players in?